Tennessee Department of Safety

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) has announced the preliminary figures indicating the state has recorded 1,047 traffic fatalities in 2018.

That’s a 2.2 percent increase in vehicular deaths on Tennessee roadways compared to 2017, when there were 1,024 traffic fatalities.

Tennessee had 1,047 traffic fatalities in 2018.

The 2018 traffic fatality numbers include vehicular deaths reported by all Tennessee law enforcement agencies.

The number of DUI arrests in 2018 made by Tennessee state troopers decreased to 6,973, a 6.9 percent decrease over 2017.

Other contributing factors in fatal crashes included speed and distracted driving, with 147 and 60 deaths, respectively. Of concern is the fact that pedestrian fatalities have increased by 11 percent over the past year from 123 in 2017 to 136 in 2018.

Below statistics only indicate THP statistics only, and not that of other agencies.

THP Performance Measures

2017

2018

All Crashes Investigated

29,422

29,186

Injury Crashes Investigated

9,823

9,264

Alcohol Impaired Crashes (THP Only) *Preliminary

1,998

1,884

DUI Arrests

7,492

6,973

Total Citations

473,240

483,441

Seat Belt/CRD Citations

115,504

109,005

CMV Inspections

70,544

77,852

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s (www.TN.Gov/safety) mission is to serve, secure, and protect the people of Tennessee.